Chlamydia cases in Cooper County are reported about 48% lower than the American average. Whether you're starting a new relationship or managing ongoing care in Bunceton, Missouri, you have options: public clinics keep costs down, private labs prioritize speed, and at-home kits trade a clinic visit for convenience. Review your options below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Bunceton, MO. The nearest, John Fitzgibbon Memorial Hospital, is about 8.5 miles away. Compare community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
Listings tagged Community health center are federally funded health centers and rural clinics that treat everyone regardless of insurance or ability to pay: required to bill on a sliding fee scale and provide confidential care, and in many states minors may consent to their own STI testing. A Title X tag flags centers funded for confidential family-planning services; confirm current participation when you call.
Source: CMS FQHC & Rural Health Clinic enrollment files (data.cms.gov), refreshed quarterly. Title X status reflects the latest OPA grantee list.
A community safety-net rural health clinic about 9 miles from Bunceton. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
SSM Health in Tipton runs STI care on an appointment basis, so scheduling ahead means arriving to a visit that covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing alongside treatment, HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines, and family planning. All billed through Medicaid or private insurance.
For anyone without an established primary care relationship, or whose regular provider doesn't prescribe HIV prevention medication, SSM Health in Tipton carries PrEP and PEP as standing services. That means the prescription conversation, and the ongoing management it requires, lives at the same clinic handling the rest of your sexual health care.
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Cooper County Public Health Center in Boonville runs walk-in hours with no appointment needed, covering syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, HIV, hepatitis C, and TB testing in a single visit: bacterial infections treated same day, sliding-scale fees accepted, and all STI and HIV testing provided free.
Donations are accepted but never required: STI testing, HIV testing, treatment, vaccines, and prevention services each carry a zero charge. That structure means no service gets deprioritized because of cost; the HPV vaccine and hepatitis A and B vaccines are as financially accessible as the basic swab.
Beyond the bacterial four, Cooper County tests for hepatitis C on-site, which means a result and a clear path to management come from the same visit rather than requiring a separate specialist referral down the line.
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Free tool · not a clinic
Testing too soon can miss an infection. Enter the date of possible exposure to see the earliest a test can reliably detect each STI.
| Infection | Earliest reliable test | Conclusive after |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 7 days after exposure | 14 days after exposure |
| Gonorrhea | 7 days after exposure | 14 days after exposure |
| Trichomoniasis | 7 days after exposure | 28 days after exposure |
| HIV (NAT / RNA) | 10 days after exposure | 33 days after exposure |
| HIV (4th-gen Ag/Ab) | 18 days after exposure | 45 days after exposure |
| HIV (antibody) | 21 days after exposure | 84 days after exposure |
| Syphilis | 21 days after exposure | 42 days after exposure |
| Hepatitis B | 21 days after exposure | 42 days after exposure |
| Hepatitis C | 56 days after exposure | 77 days after exposure |
| Herpes (HSV) | 28 days after exposure | 112 days after exposure |
Guidance only, confirm timing with a clinician. A negative result before the conclusive date may need a repeat test.
Typical out-of-pocket ranges by option, actual cost depends on which tests you need.
Public / community clinic
Free HIV testing is common
Private lab (self-pay)
Never billed to insurance
At-home kit
Mailed to your door, private
Doctor / urgent care
Often $0 preventive with insurance
No centers match those filters. Clear the service-type filter or the opening-hours filters to see every center.
Every other option
Beyond the dedicated testing centers above: at-home kits by mail, hospital labs certified for STI testing, local clinicians who can order a panel during a regular visit, pharmacies for self-test kits and prescriptions, and online PrEP & treatment.
Test from home
The nearest testing center is about 9 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Bunceton, you collect the sample privately, and mail it back to a CLIA-certified lab. Results come online in days, with a clinician available if anything is positive. Same labs as a clinic, no waiting room, and you can read how accurate at-home STD tests are before you order.
Want a free option first? The CDC-supported TakeMeHome (opens in a new tab) program mails free at-home HIV self-test kits, and, in many areas, free STI kits, to your door, with no insurance or payment needed. The paid kits below add broader panels and faster turnaround.
In-home collection
$79 & up
Best for simplicity & support
$89 & up
Best range: couples & full panels
$79 & up
Every kit uses CLIA-certified labs. At-home testing is for screening; a reactive result should be confirmed and treated by a clinician. Prices and panels shown are illustrative and change often, confirm current details on the provider's site.
Also in the area
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Cooper County, each lab's town is shown on its card below. Many test through a doctor's order or by appointment rather than walk-in, so call ahead to confirm STD/STI testing and availability before visiting.
516 Jackson Road, Boonville, MO 65233
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Bunceton. A CLIA certificate records only that a laboratory is federally certified — it does not confirm the site performs STD testing, nor its hours, price or access. Inclusion is not an endorsement; always call to verify.
Local clinicians
Beyond dedicated clinics, 168 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Bunceton. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 38 offer telehealth.
Garry Pearson, MD
Family medicine · 875 South Hwy 5, Tipton
Scott Kinkade, MD
Family medicine · 3701 Cross Timber Court, Columbia
Angelo Llana, MD
Internal medicine · 601 East 14th Street, Sedalia
Mohammad Daaif, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 601 East 14th Street, Sedalia
Kenneth Azan, MD
Internal medicine · 601 East 14th Street, Sedalia
Cynthia Hayes, MD
Family medicine · 2012 Cherry Hill Drive, Columbia
These are registry-listed clinicians, not dedicated STD-testing clinics. CMS records do not independently verify current licensure, testing services, availability, price, or new-patient status. Confirm each detail before booking. Source: CMS Doctors & Clinicians.
Nearby pharmacies
No pharmacy near Bunceton, MO publishes an STD-related service or holds a current CLIA testing certificate, so these are simply the closest. Contact a location directly to confirm counter hours, services, prices, and availability before visiting.
Bond Drug Store
9.7 miSSM Regional Health Services
9.9 miMillers Medical Arts
13 miSummers Pharmacy - Boonville
13 miPamida Stores Operating
16 miCals Hometown Pharmacy
17 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Bunceton, MO.
Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.
Prevention & treatment
Testing is one step. For residents of Bunceton, telehealth covers the rest: HIV-prevention medication (PrEP) and DoxyPEP to lower future risk, and discreet online treatment if a result comes back positive. All prescribed by licensed U.S. clinicians.
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
Pricing varies by insurance and changes often, confirm on the provider's site. These services are not a substitute for emergency care.
STD stats & rates
How reported STI rates in Cooper County, the county that includes Bunceton, compare with Missouri and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~22% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#50 of 115 Missouri counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 57% of the state
| Infection | Cooper County | Missouri | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 253.7 43 cases ▼ 49% | 498.6 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 29.5 5 cases ▼ 85% | 201.9 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | — no data | 21.5 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 11.8 2 cases ▼ 5% | 12.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 11.8 2 cases ▼ 65% | 33.8 | 29.5 |
Rates per 100,000 population, 2023. Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county, state & U.S., all-ages basis). Population figures: U.S. Census Bureau ACS. These figures are the latest available surveillance estimates. Bars are scaled to the highest rate shown.
Reading these numbers: reported case rates only count infections that were actually tested for and diagnosed, so they track local screening effort as much as true spread: a higher rate can reflect more testing, a lower one less. Either way, most STIs cause no symptoms, so treat the figures above as context rather than a verdict, and test on the CDC's schedule regardless of how your area looks.
Between 2020 and 2023 in Cooper County, chlamydia has fallen from 286.5 to 253.7 per 100,000 (11%), gonorrhea has fallen from 146.2 to 29.5 per 100,000 (80%), and P&S syphilis has held roughly steady from 11.7 to 11.7 per 100,000.
The 2020 dip reflects reduced pandemic-era screening, not lower transmission. Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county, state & U.S., all-ages basis).
Community health context
Sources: CDC PLACES (ZIP), County Health Rankings, CDC/ATSDR SVI, HRSA HPSA, HRSA MUA/P, Neighborhood Atlas ADI. Lower insurance coverage, fewer routine checkups, and a thin primary-care ratio all raise the value of low-cost public clinics and at-home testing in Cooper County.
Local HIV snapshot
Federal priority area: Missouri is one of the U.S. jurisdictions prioritized under the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative: targeted federal funding to expand local HIV testing, PrEP, and prevention.
Cooper County HIV care continuum (2023)
Cooper County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 10.6 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Cooper County residents living with HIV, 75% are in care · 62.5% are virally suppressed. Early, routine testing is what moves these numbers: it is the entry point to PrEP, treatment, and viral suppression.
Sources: AIDSVu (Emory/Gilead) · CDC AHEAD · CDC AtlasPlus · CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county care continuum). The CDC recommends everyone aged 13–64 test for HIV at least once: every lab and clinic listed above offers HIV testing, and free rapid HIV testing is available at a local health department.
Congenital syphilis, passed from parent to baby in pregnancy, is the fastest-rising STI in the country. U.S. cases climbed from 2,163 in 2020 to 3,882 in 2023. It is almost entirely preventable: the CDC recommends a syphilis test at the first prenatal visit, and every clinic and lab listed for Cooper County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Near Ravenswood, where a fair share of Bunceton's renters land when they first strike out on their own, the monthly cost of keeping a roof overhead stays well below state averages, which sounds like breathing room until you factor in that most households here run larger than the national norm, stretching those dollars across more people. For young adults still sorting out careers and relationships, that tighter per-person budget is often what quietly decides whether a health appointment gets scheduled or postponed another month. Cooper County's STI picture makes that calculus worth paying attention to. The portion of Bunceton residents in the years when transmission rates run highest nationally is smaller than in many Missouri towns, but those years, late teens through the mid-twenties, are exactly when regular screening tends to slip because life feels too busy or too tight to prioritize it.
With most of the local workforce employed and unemployment low, the barrier here isn't usually money in the abstract; it's the schedule and the commute. That last point shapes everything about getting tested near Hannah Cole Roadside Park and the roads leading out of town. m. on a workday, is what determines whether screening actually fits the week.
Getting there
At 4.86/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Bunceton generally mean driving: plan on a car or rideshare to reach a clinic, and check each listing's hours and phone before you go.
Source: EPA National Walkability Index 2021.
ZIP 65237 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 65237 area around Bunceton: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Bunceton alone.
Bunceton sits in Cooper County, ZIP 65237. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Bunceton? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
Reference
Everything to know before you test in Cooper County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Missouri law. If you have symptoms right now, our confidential symptom checker maps them to the tests worth considering.
Based on current CDC screening recommendations.
| Group | Tests | How often |
|---|---|---|
| Everyone aged 13–64 | HIV | At least once |
| Sexually active women under 25 | Chlamydia, gonorrhea | Every year |
| Women 25+ with new or multiple partners | Chlamydia, gonorrhea | Every year |
| Pregnant people | HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B & C, chlamydia | Early in pregnancy |
| Gay & bisexual men (MSM) | Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV | Every 3–6 months |
| Anyone who shares injection equipment | HIV, hepatitis B & C | At least yearly |
| All adults at least once | Hepatitis C | At least once |
Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with a Bunceton-area provider.
| Infection | Earliest reliable test | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 1–2 weeks | Urine or swab |
| Gonorrhea | 1–2 weeks | Urine or swab |
| Trichomoniasis | 1–4 weeks | Urine or swab |
| HIV (NAT / RNA) | 10–33 days | Blood |
| HIV (4th-gen Ag/Ab) | 18–45 days | Blood |
| HIV (antibody) | 3–12 weeks | Blood / oral |
| Syphilis | 3–6 weeks | Blood |
| Hepatitis B | 3–6 weeks | Blood |
| Hepatitis C | 8–11 weeks | Blood |
| Herpes (HSV) | 4–16 weeks (antibody); swab a sore | Blood / swab |
These are the federal Medicare reference prices for processing each lab test. Public clinics and the community health centers serving Bunceton often test free or on a sliding scale; private labs and at-home kits bundle several tests into one fee. Use this as a per-test benchmark before you pay out of pocket, or see the full guide to STD test costs for insurance, free, and at-home options.
| Test | Reference price | CPT / HCPCS |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia (NAAT) | $47.80 | 87491 |
| Gonorrhea (NAAT) | $47.80 | 87591 |
| Trichomoniasis (NAAT) | $47.76 | 87661 |
| HIV-1/2 antigen/antibody | $26.87 | 87389 |
| HIV-1/2 antibody | $22.44 | 86703 |
| Syphilis (RPR/VDRL) | $5.61 | 86592 |
| Syphilis (treponemal antibody) | $17.49 | 86780 |
| Herpes (HSV NAAT) | $47.76 | 87529 |
| Hepatitis B surface antigen | $15.33 | 87340 |
| Hepatitis C antibody | $29.16 | 86803 |
Source: Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule, CMS, 2025 rates (data.cms.gov). Reference rate for the lab assay only: a clinic visit, sample collection, or a bundled multi-test panel may cost more. Medicaid and most insurers cover STD screening at no out-of-pocket cost.
Two things that actually depend on Missouri law: who can consent, and whether partners can be treated without their own visit. Everything else about testing privately is the same nationwide (see below).
In Missouri, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Missouri permits Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT): if you test positive for chlamydia or gonorrhea, your provider can give you medication (or a prescription) to pass to your partner, no separate exam or appointment needed for them.
Keeping a test private works the same in every state. Whether an STD test shows on insurance (the EOB), how to test anonymously, and self-pay options that leave no insurance trail don’t change by location.
Learn more about confidential STD testing in MissouriSource: Guttmacher Institute, Minors' Access to STI Services; CDC, Legal Status of Expedited Partner Therapy. General information, not legal advice.
Good to Know
Answers to the questions people ask most before getting tested.
John Fitzgibbon Memorial Hospital, about 8.5 mi away, with 7 options within 30 miles.
Yes, Medicaid typically covers it, and public clinics are free either way.
Cooper County Public Health Center, about 11.5 mi away, provides free testing.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Cooper County reported ~254 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Missouri average.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
In Missouri, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Most results are ready in about 1–2 days.
Pregnancy screening is standard; ask about an early-pregnancy STI panel.
Clinics give immediate care and treatment; home kits win on convenience and discretion. Either works.
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